A Riff on the Greatest Story Ever Told

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At first he couldn’t see anything; everything was shrouded in fog. He tripped over things, barked his shins, walked face–first into walls. He was a mass of bruises, from head to toe, from skin to heart and back again. Solicitous hands tried to help him, but he shrugged them off; solicitous murmurs followed him, annoying the crap out of him, for there were sounds of infinite sadness all around, and he knew the weeping was for Him. For the betrayal, for His death. If only he couldn’t hear anything.

An endless, timeless three days later, Judas stumbled over yet another fog–shrouded object, fell to his knees, and found himself kneeling before Him. Not so long ago, in his life–bound arrogance, he would have gotten straight back up again and faced Him, man to man. Now he stayed there on his knees, swaying, pathetic, unable to see Him, but sensing Him with every other faculty he possessed. Sensing Him with his soul – and who knew he had one of those?

I received a free copy of this novella from the author - the wonderful Relle - in return for an honest review.
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